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District of Nevada

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, federal bankruptcy filing counts for the District of Nevada cover Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

7,992
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
6,469
Chapter 7
Above national share
1,434
Chapter 13
Below national share
267
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

7,992 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of Nevada in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 81% of the total, a rise of 24.2% versus FY2023.

81%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
18%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
3.3%
business filings
+24.2%
vs FY2023

Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.

Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 7,992 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of Nevada: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

7,992 Top 24% higher than 76% of 89 federal judicial districts

0–1,500: 17 federal judicial districts (19%). Below this entry. 1,500–3,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Below this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Below this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). This entry sits in this band. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). Above this entry. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Above this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. Nevada 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#21 of 89)

5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00010,00011,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 7,992
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Nevada by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 7,992 6,469 88 0 1,434
FY2023 6,436 5,111 99 0 1,226
FY2022 5,559 4,631 104 0 824
FY2021 7,583 6,789 82 0 711
FY2020 8,309 7,020 131 0 1,158
FY2019 9,962 7,876 156 0 1,930
FY2018 9,258 7,379 157 0 1,722
FY2017 8,760 6,626 205 0 1,927
FY2016 9,063 6,958 203 0 1,897
FY2015 9,902 7,824 194 0 1,884

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

81%

Chapter 7 share

7,725

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 6,469 (81%)
  • Chapter 13 1,434 (18%)
  • Chapter 11 88 (1%)

The 7,992 FY2024 filings in the District of Nevada, broken down by chapter.

Filings increased 24.2% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the District of Nevada.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Nevada's unemployment rate barely moved (5.4% in 2019 to 5.4% in 2023), while filings in the District of Nevada fell 35.4% over the comparable span, FY2019-FY2023 — a mover unemployment alone does not explain.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics state unemployment rate, annual average; AOUSC filing counts by fiscal year. A comparison, not a claim of cause.

Upper-band YoY rebound

District of Nevada in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 24.2% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of Nevada.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the District of Nevada fell 19.3%, 22.0 points above the national decline of 41.3% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of Nevada in FY2024?

District of Nevada recorded 7,992 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 21th among the nation's 89 federal districts.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 267 of the District of Nevada's filings were business cases, versus 7,725 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume District of Nevada book in FY2024, both outside Nevada . Volume peers are nearest other-state districts by total filings; Chapter 13 peers are nearest by Ch.13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.

Similar filing volume

Nearest other-state districts by FY2024 total filings (7,992 here).

Western Tennessee 8,115 Minnesota 8,231 Southern Texas 8,258 Colorado 7,496

Similar Chapter 13 share

Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.

Arizona 18% Ch.13 Eastern Washington 18% Ch.13 Southern Iowa 18% Ch.13 Connecticut 17% Ch.13

What to do with this

District of Nevada's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #21 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 81% of FY2024 filings here were Chapter 7 liquidations, not Chapter 13 repayment plans - the guide breaks down what separates the two. Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13
  • District of Nevada is one federal district in Nevada - see the full state rollup across every district. Nevada overview

Figures are Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics FY2024 filings - see the methodology page for how districts and chapters are defined.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. District of Nevada FY2024 profile (#21 of 89 volume · #76 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.